The legs of a brown recluse span roughly the size of a quarter to a half-dollar. Most are light to medium brown in color, though some may appear darker, ranging from reddish to chocolate brown, ...

Editor’s note: This is a reprint of a Wichita Eagle article first published in 2022. You could be seeing one of two venomous spiders native to Kansas more often in your living space as it gets warmer ...

You reach into a pair of boots you haven't worn since last winter, and out scurries a small, brown spider. Was that just a harmless house spider or something more dangerous? While most spiders you'll ...

A newly published study co-authored by University of South Florida alum Louis Coticchio and USF integrative biologist Deby Cassill challenges long-standing assumptions about the brown recluse spider, ...

Alaska doesn't really have any native dangerous spiders. But a few exceptions may occur, mostly around homes. Know what to avoid this summer.

It may have only taken one radioactive spider bite for Peter Parker to become Spider-Man, but everyone else can rest easy: Spider bites are rare, and most of the time, they can be treated at home.

The brown recluse spider, with its six eyes and distinctive violin-shaped markings, is one of the most feared arachnids in the U.S. and according to the University of Tennessee Knoxville Agricultural ...

Because so many spiders are brown, the brown recluse spider has become an eight-legged terror for Georgia residents. File photo Seeing a spider in your home or garage ...

Because so many spiders are brown, the brown recluse spider has become an eight-legged terror for Mississippi residents. File photo Seeing a spider in your home or ...